Because thawing rivers like to collect things along
their paths, many Alaskan rivers have no piers. So what do you do when
your job involves shipping cargo up these uncharted waterways? If you're
smart enough to choose Diversified Marine as your builder, you get not only a
great vessel to work with, you get a built-in pier to go with it, rugged enough
to stand up to the kinds of abuse the North has to dish out.

Because the time to worry about the quality of your
vessel isn't when hell freezes over. It's when Alaska does.

Diversified Marine, Inc. built two sister landing craft
for Qayaq Marine Transportation of Alaska during 1997 and 1998. The Sam M
Taalak and the Greta S Akpik.

Specifications:

150' x 50'

Triple screw 1500 HP

Shallow draft - 500 ton capacity with 5 foot draft

US Coast Guard inspected built to ABS standards

Hydraulic ramp

Crew quarters for eight

The Sam M Taalak ready for delivery.

These landing craft were put into hard service in Alaska.
The vessels were not only the quality to hold up under this kind of use, but
they have been dependable, serviceable vessels. The Sam M Taalak was later
converted to deploy Yokahama fenders for Chevron tankers in heavy seas.
Although not built for this service it was again a sturdy and reliable vessel
for its owners.